Rally Thursday against cruel confinement of farm animals

DARTMOUTH — The Massachusetts Coalition for Humane Farms will rally to demand spacious cages for farm animals at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Dartmouth Community Park on Thursday.

It will be a part of the group's Cage-Free Commonwealth Six City Tour June 3-5 where concerned consumers, environmentalists and animal advocates “will call on lawmakers to pass legislation that allows farm animals at least enough space in their cages to turn around and spread their limbs,” according to a press release.

The advocates are pushing the Mass Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act which would “prohibit and prevent the most extreme forms of animal confinement, including battery cages for egg-laying hens, gestation crates for pregnant pigs, and veal crates for calves raised for veal.”

The rally will demonstrate cruel cages and feature animal ambassadors Stella the dog and Bobby the pig.